| Nepenthes monticola | |
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| An upper pitcher of Nepenthes monticola growing near Tembagapura, West Papua | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nepenthaceae |
| Genus: | Nepenthes |
| Species: | N. monticola |
| Binomial name | |
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Nepenthes monticola A.S.Rob., Wistuba, Nerz, M.Mansur & S.McPherson (2011) |
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Nepenthes monticola is a tropical pitcher plant known from a number of mountains in the west central highlands of West Papua, New Guinea, where it grows at elevations of 1400–2620 m above sea level. Prior to its description as a species in 2011, N. monticola was lumped with the closely related N. lamii.